Saturday, June 25, 2022
LOT #163

Filipino and Ethnographic Weapon and Tool Assortment

(8) items including Filipino Igorot Luzon kalinga head hunter axe, Filipino club / rice thresher, New Guinea adze having stone blade and wood handle as well as hand scythe, prong, vine pruner, hand planer / wood shaver and weaving implement

Estimate: $200 - $400

Hammer Price: $200

Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Dimensions: Width: 13 1/4 inches, Length: 17 1/4 inches (kalinga, top to base of handle and blade from one side to other (average))

Condition: Very Good to Fair, overall light to moderate wear consistent with age, material and normal use; light to heavy oxidation on blades; scythe blade loose in handle; moderate wear to some wood handles; dirt / debris accumulation

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

Shipping: Quote Shipping

Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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